The last time I
weighed myself was at the beginning of the year. I was a little bit over 232
lbs. So, now it's August and I weigh in at 165 lbs. That's 67 lbs I have
lost in about 8 months.
It really feels
like I have taken off my fat suit. I feel great. I don't have to wear long
sleeves and baggy jeans anymore. I can play basketball now without feeling
self conscious and without getting tired after like 10 minutes.
> We
thought there must be more to Luis' amazing weight loss story than what he
wrote to us. So, we called him up for an interview to learn more.
TRAC:
We thought
we would never get another DEEP challenge winner. And then you entered with
a mind blowing 67 lbs loss. Can you tell us why you entered our contest?
Luis: Well,
you know, a lot of people are shy about showing basically everyone on the
internet their before picture. I know I was. It's really embarrassing to let
everyone know that you were over weight before.
TRAC:
Yeah, we
see your point. So, what made you decide to enter the contest?
Luis: To be
honest, the IPod. But, in the beginning I started out just trying out DEEP
to see if it would work for me. And, as you can see it really did give me
results.
TRAC:
So you just
bought one bottle every month from January until August. That's it?
Luis: Well,
it started out like that. After the first month I lost some weight, the
second month I lost more, and so on.
TRAC:
We are
guessing it was that easy.
Luis: Oh
no. Like, I started working out more because I felt like I had so much
energy, you know. And, like I started to eat less, it really felt weird,
because I never ate so little before.
TRAC:
So, you
were feeling the full effects of DEEP from just 3 pills a day?
Luis: Yeah
kind of. In the beginning, I started taking the recommended amounts, but
like after a while I just took two on the days I didn't work out. And there
was a week where I just took one pill a day because I was just so busy with
school and stuff.
»editor's
note: Luis' usage of DEEP is not the recommended usage of DEEP. For more
information on suggested amounts and usages of DEEP
click here
TRAC:
Wow, so you
actually didn't take the recommended 3 pills a day every day. That's very
interesting. So, how do you feel now 67 lbs later?
LUIS:
Actually, pretty good. I was always heavy, before. I didn't like it, but I
could never really get into losing any weight. Now that I am thinner, I
actually feel like going out to play (basket)ball and hanging out just doing
whatever. Before, it was hard to get to know new people without thinking "I
bet she thinks I am fat" or "Is he going to break out the fat jokes?"
TRAC:
This
contest is not just about giving out IPods. It's also about giving others
inspiration to lose the weight that they thought they couldn't. Do you think
your weight loss will be an inspiration?
Luis:
That's too much pressure ... Seriously though, I hope it does give people
something to look forward to.